Springvale Primary School Admissions and Application Process

School Admissions Springvale Primary School

Nursery places Nursery admissions work differently to Reception Children can start Nursery the term after their 3rdbirthday- September, January and April intakes. Some children have as many as 5 terms in Nursery, some as few as 3 terms depending on their date of birth. School progress analysis shows that children who attend nursery and stay through the whole EYFS with us make better progress than those who change setting between F1 and F2 Application forms are available from the school office for Nursery- we would encourage that you visit the school for a tour and a discussion with the Head/Nursery staff We offer 8, 30 hour places as part of the new Government scheme but don t want to expand as it may shut out childrena nd families who are born later in the academic year Our Nursery can offer 26 places in the AM and 26 in the PM (8 at 30 hours and 18 in each session). We also offer extra sessions at a cost unless it affects a statutory place for another child (e.g. we will have spaces up to Christmas for this and maybe a few after Christmas, very unlikely after Easter). If parents are able to take a 30 hour placement and we have filled all 8 of our 30 hour places they may choose to attend our Nursery for 15 hours and another setting for the other 15.

Applying for Reception places- the procedure Apply for a place in F2 (reception) the year before they start (applications open September to January) Always visit at least 3 settings and then record your preference on the form Ask to see the whole school- not just the EYFS! Apply online or paper copy Decision made and shared with the family around late April Transition lists are sent to schools Schools have no say in the process of admissions Attendance at a school nursery does not have any impact on the process

The process Applications are granted on the following criteria: LAC/vulnerable Siblings Distance (as the crow flies) from our front door to your front door!

Current data Table 1 - projected primary numbers for schools in the central Penistone area Net Capacity Springvale 210 Penistone St Johns 510* Oxspring 140 TOTAL 860 *the Net Capacity(NC) is changing year on year at Penistone St Johns as they move from a 2 form entry to 3 form entry. The NC will therefore increase by 30 in each school year to 2022/23 Table 2 projected Reception numbers for schools in the Penistone area Admission Number Springvale 30 30 Penistone St Johns 90 81 Oxspring 20 18 TOTAL 140 129 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 207 478 130 815 206 478 142 826 204 493 142 839 206 501 149 856 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 28 57 31 116 27 78 19 124 31 68 26 125

Any questions l.mcclure@springvaleprimary.org One parent asked of recent cut off points for places accepted- LM to ask and share if it is possible